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Jose Mourinho outlines his plan for Dane Scarlett and Tottenham's youngsters vs Wolfsberger AC

Tottenham fans will be hoping to see a glimpse of the future during the second half of the Europa League tie against Wolfsberger AC.

Naming three of the club's academy players on the bench in last week's first leg tie in Budapest, Jose Mourinho has selected four youngsters on his bench for the reverse fixture.

Dane Scarlett and Marcel Lavinier once again take their place in the matchday squad, with Nile John and Dilan Markanday called up for the second leg after missing out last week.

Already handing Scarlett his Europa League debut back in November against Ludogorets, fans will have their fingers crossed that the young quartet are given sufficient time on the pitch at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

However, that is going to come down to how exactly Spurs fare against their opponents as Mourinho does have the likes of Harry Kane and Son Heung-min to call upon in the second half if required.

"Scarlett is basically training with us every day. He's only 16 but he almost belongs to our squad because we see so much potential on him," he told BT Sport ahead of the game.

"He's played already in the Europa League a few good minutes, in the Premier League just one minute didn't touch the ball but just the meaning of it.

"For the other kids it is a good opportunity to come and hopefully we can.

"As I was saying, we want to win the match. It's not a moment to put the kids just for the sake of it.

"We have to put the kids in the right moment and in the right occasion and hope so the plan is for them.

"If not, it's for Kane, Son and the others"

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